Jardim Botânico José do Canto — Attraction in Ponta Delgada

Absolutely the most pathetic botanical garden I’ve been in my entire life. (I visited over 20 botanical gardens worldwide). First of all the garden isn’t looked after, in every corner there are either dead branches or dead vegetation lying around (a lot, it’s like a deserted park), also there was a lot of trash lying between bushes or along the paths. In some portions the vegetation is so overgrown that you are unable to follow the road comfortably, it’s like walking through an unattended forest. Also, mind where you are stepping because there are a lot of chunks of dead wood on the paths and you can easily trip over or sprain your ankle. The pinnacle of the entire garden was the lousiest rose garden I’ve seen in my life, all the bushes were poorly attended, they looked sick, and the hoses from the dripping system was laying around in a very unaesthetic manner. the castle from the garden is not open to the public. The person attending the garden is cashing a check each month without doing a minimum desirable work. All the infrastructure is old, beaten up, broken and poorly organized. The information boards of the various tree species are worn off, some are unreadable and some are unreachable due to the overgrown vegetation (the boards are tiny and you have to get close in order to read them). You will find other decent botanical gardens in the city which are either free of have a lower admission fee, and they are far better watched attended and looked after. Also the garden is quite small, 10 minutes are enough to do a entire circle around it (even an extra reason to be better attended, it’s small). You can have a far better experience visiting one of the lagoons on the island rather than visiting this pathetic “garden”. Make sure you save time and money and avoid...

Its a nice place to go if you have a lazy day. I went there simply to see the sequoia trees. I asked the person selling the tickets if they had them here and he said yes but doesn't know where they are. No maps digital or on paper were available. He said his dad would know, but he was busy today. We ended up spending 30 minutes looking around to no avail.

We googled to see where the trees might be and they said something about a waterfall which we never saw. Went to the entrance to talk to the attendant and he said there is a bigger jardim antero on the east.

Had I known there was a bigger garden with bigger waterfalls etc I would have gone there. Unfortunately we would not have been able to get there within closing.

You only need about 30 minutes at this place, there isn't much land that you walk through.

My guess is you should probably go to the...

Once, a long long time ago, this little botanical garden must have been a jewel. But today, strolling on its walkways it clearly feels unloved, overgrown, unmaintained. Don't dare to take the small trails of the main road. The rose garden is anything but a wild overgrown grass field. Don't hold the stair handles, except if you want tetanus, they are rusted to the core. Toilets are dirty. The bar, a small trailer in a corner of the gardens near what looks like a pool, is rather unwelcoming. Wave the entry fee, it probably just to covers the cost of the people who make you pay it. Or set a reasonable fee that will allow the grounds to be somewhat better maintained. Avoid the place if you get...